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I haven't kept track much on how feasible the Starship rocket is. Maybe it's not that hard to make fuel on mars. Maybe humanity is making good progress figuring
by Fred34 3y ago
I haven't kept track much on how feasible the Starship rocket is. Maybe it's not that hard to make fuel on mars. Maybe humanity is making good progress figuring out how to transfer fuel in space. You sound much more educated than me on the advancements being made.
I still think it would way more feasible to just to find 5-6 guys in the 25-30 year range to send on a one-way expedition. Instead of spending all of their time maintaining a factory making fuel these guys could be spending time exploring the planet and doing experiments. In return humanity would memorialize them and try to send them stuff to stay alive. After a few years we would try to send another crew to join the first crew to make more progress on the planet and build from there.
- b112 3y ago"Prisoners of conscience" perhaps? Some people are accused and convicted of a crime, know they are at fault, and even want to be sentenced for their crime. EG, they knew they were negligent, made a mistake they should not have, etc. Such types could potentially feel almost relief with such exile, if their personalities aligned with that of an explorer. And if they truly desire censure, punishment, "doing their time" on Mars, instead of rotting in a jail cell, may seem very good to them. Of course, lots of profiling would need to be done -- but, that is already done for such missions.
- Fred34 3y agoI don’t think it would be an issue finding people for a one-way mars mission. Guys already sign themselves to fight in wars that they don’t expect to return from. Being memorialized and known is enough (especially for the case for men) for some people to go on one-way missions. Being part of something greater than themselves is enough for some people.